Years into Andy’s prison sentence, new forensic techniques reveal the presence of another man’s DNA at the crime scene. Emily investigates the implications of this and the challenges of reopening a long-closed case.

Host: Emily Dugan, social affairs correspondent at The Sunday Times.

Audio from HMP North Sea Camp courtesy of Two Step Films.

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Rape Crisis England & Wales

NHS - Help after rape and sexual assault

Criminal Cases Review Commission

Appeal - Charity and law practice

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